Stocks · Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals
Hecla Mining Company HL
$17.20 +1.18% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $11.54B
Strong growthHigh quality
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.49, up 621.6% year over year.
- Operating margin widened to 46.8% from 19.5% a year earlier.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $1.60B, up 51.2% from a year earlier, slowing from 57.0% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth94Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 10%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 1%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 2%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 8%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 13%
Quality99Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 8%
- Gross marginTop 6%
- Operating marginTop 6%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 29%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 14%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 10%
- Interest coverTop 13%
Value59Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 48%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 39%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 42%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 15%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 17%
Momentum55Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 9%
- 6-month returnBottom 43%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 18%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 20%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Revisions22Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 44%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 21%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 20%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 45%
Stability44Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 22%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 40%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 10%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 57.0% | 51.2% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 1722.2% | 621.6% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 30.3% | 56.1% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 19.5% | 46.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 7.1% | 32.2% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 51.2% | 57.0% | ↓ | Top 10% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 621.6% | 1722.2% | ↓ | Top 1% |
| Gross margin | 56.1% | 30.3% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Operating margin | 46.8% | 19.5% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Net margin | 20.8% | 9.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 32.2% | 7.1% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 18.3% | — | Top 8% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 25.6% | — | Top 8% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.20×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -12.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +116.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.53×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 27.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.09%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.33%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.24%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +5.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +3.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +6.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $23.44
- Target vs current price
- +36.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 26
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 38%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | -4.6% | +6.7% | +21.6% | +37.7% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | -11.1% | -3.0% | +17.6% | +1.3% | -15.1% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | +16.6% | -6.0% | +6.2% | -12.0% | -9.0% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +23.7% | +1.2% | +23.4% | +45.0% | +80.0% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +60.0% | -0.5% | +24.9% | +46.3% | +104.1% |
| May 1, 2025 | +33.3% | -4.4% | -14.7% | -9.8% | +4.5% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | -20.0% | +1.3% | -10.5% | -8.3% | -18.1% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -40.0% | -1.6% | -13.3% | -10.5% | -6.7% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.18 | -4.6% | $333.9M |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.27 | -11.1% | $411.4M |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $0.19 | $0.16 | +16.6% | $448.1M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.12 | $0.10 | +23.7% | $409.5M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.08 | $0.05 | +60.0% | $304.0M |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.04 | $0.03 | +33.3% | $261.3M |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $0.04 | $0.05 | -20.0% | $249.7M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.03 | $0.05 | -40.0% | $575.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 35.1× | 84.0× | 10th | Top 48% |
| P/E (forward) | 23.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.4× | — | — | Top 42% |
| EV / Sales | 6.90× | — | — | Bottom 15% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.47% | — | — | Top 39% |
| Earnings yield | 2.85% | — | — | Top 48% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 31.4× – 272.5× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +40.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +621.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -65.1%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +7.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.8%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -10.3%
- RSI (14)
- 41.0
- Relative volume
- 0.91×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 63.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 67th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.36
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.29
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -45.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -55.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2021 | Feb 13, 2024 | -63.8% | 679 days | 392 days (Sep 8, 2025) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | -55.8% | 95 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Jan 27, 2021 | -31.1% | 14 days | 3 days (Feb 1, 2021) |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Mar 30, 2021 | -25.7% | 24 days | 29 days (May 11, 2021) |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Feb 18, 2021 | -22.5% | 12 days | 4 days (Feb 24, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $11.54B
- P/E (TTM)
- 35.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.49
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.60B
- Dividend yield
- 0.09%
- 52-week range
- $11.57 – $34.17
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $807.5M | $718.9M | $720.2M | $929.9M | $1.42B |
| Gross profit | $217.8M | $116.2M | $112.9M | $198.2M | $622.2M |
| Operating income | $83.4M | -$12.4M | -$44.7M | $106.3M | $536.7M |
| Net income | $35.1M | -$37.3M | -$84.2M | $35.8M | $321.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.06 | -$0.07 | -$0.14 | $0.06 | $0.49 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $245.1M | $249.7M | $261.3M | $304.0M | $409.5M | $448.1M | $411.4M | $333.9M |
| Net income | $1.8M | $11.9M | $28.9M | $57.7M | $100.7M | $134.4M | -$19.0M | $117.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.00 | -$0.07 | $0.05 | $0.09 | $0.15 | $0.20 | -$0.03 | $0.17 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $220.3M | $89.9M | $75.5M | $218.3M | $562.6M |
| Capital expenditure | -$109.0M | -$149.4M | -$223.9M | -$214.5M | -$252.4M |
| Free cash flow | $111.3M | -$59.5M | -$148.4M | $3.8M | $310.2M |
| Dividends paid | -$20.1M | -$12.9M | -$15.7M | -$25.3M | -$9.8M |
| Net share buybacks | -$4.5M | $17.3M | $56.7M | $58.4M | $215.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $485.3M
- Total assets
- $3.19B
- Total liabilities
- $507.5M
- Total debt
- $12.7M
- Net debt
- -$470.7M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.68B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | $0.00 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| May 22, 2026 | $0.00 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $0.00 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | $0.00 | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | $0.00 | Sep 4, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | $0.00 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.00 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Nov 21, 2024 | $0.01 | Dec 4, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 35,961,624
- Days to cover
- 1.28
- Change vs previous report
- -10.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 25, 1981
- 3-for-2
- May 16, 1977
- 51-for-50
- May 17, 1976
- 51-for-50
- May 16, 1975
- 51-for-50